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Cards clinch NL Central division
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The St Louis Cardinals clinched their first National League Central division title in four years, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-0 on Friday behind the strong pitching of Lance Lynn and home runs by David Freese and Matt Holliday.
St Louis (95-65) has won six of seven and is tied with the Atlanta Braves for the best record in the NL.
The Cardinals are assured of home-field advantage when the NL division series starts on Thursday.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, meanwhile, beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 in a series that will decide the NL wildcard game host on Tuesday night.
With the Cardinals clinching the Central title, it comes down to who gets to host the wildcard playoff on Tuesday, and the Pirates are one win away from taking it to Pittsburgh.
Marlon Byrd had three hits and Pedro Alvarez hit a two-run homer high off the batter’s eye to lead the Pirates.
Cincinnati has lost three straight.
In the American League playoff race, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 12-6 to move into a tie with the Tampa Bay Rays for the first wildcard, one game ahead of the Texas Rangers.
Tampa Bay lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 3-6, while the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3.
Cleveland has won eight straight and 13 of 15, taking advantage of a schedule that ends with 10 games against the Houston Astros, the Chicago White Sox and the Twins, the three worst teams in the AL this season.
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